He’s one of dozens of volunteers helping the Maryland Sierra Club by focusing on different chunks of the gargantuan report, known as a DEIS. ADADSome of the volunteers have an interest in the project’s environmental ramifications and are scrutinizing the sections on storm water runoff. It’s one of eight options in the DEIS and would utilize the Intercounty Connector to divert traffic from the Beltway. “It’s not that dramatic, that [toll-lane] advantage.”ADThe clock is ticking for Pérez and others opposed to supersizing the Beltway. “The whole thing is just very massive and they have a deadline of October,” Pérez said.

Source: Washington Post August 18, 2020 20:25 UTC